Multi-band terahertz superabsorbers based on perforated square-patch metamaterials.

This paper presents a multi-band terahertz superabsorber with a surface structure that consists of a square metallic patch with a very small rectangular hole whose area is only 3.94% of the square patch. The introduction of a rectangular hole in the square patch plays an important role in achieving multi-band absorption. Three resonant bands with very high absorption (>95%) were observed in the terahertz range. Different from the near-field distributions of the traditional square patch with no modification, the introduction of a rectangular hole in the square patch can break the near-field distributions of the traditional square patch with no modification or can rearrange them to form some new or extra resonance modes, thereby generating multi-band absorption. Considering the fact that the introduced rectangular hole plays the key role in the rearrangement of the near-field and the introduction of some new resonance modes, the parameter changes of the rectangular hole introduced in the square patch provide considerable freedom in controlling the number of absorption peaks, and the resonant bands can be tuned to quad- or dual-band absorption. The multi-band superabsorbers given here should have potential applications in numerous areas.